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CVE-2025-6177: ChromeOS MiniOS Root Code Execution Bypass While Dev Mode Blocked

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.4 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-06-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Privilege Escalation in MiniOS in Google ChromeOS (16063.45.2 and potentially others) on enrolled devices allows a local attacker to gain root code execution via exploiting a debug shell (VT3 console) accessible through specific key combinations during developer mode entry and MiniOS access, even when developer mode is blocked by device policy or Firmware Write Protect (FWMP).

Affected products

• Google ChromeOS: 16063.45.2

References

• https://issues.chromium.org/issues/b/382540412
• https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/382540412

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